DOG TRAINING

Bookings and enquiries

Should you wish to make a booking or have an enquiry, please phone 03 9287 6433 or email

Training is held at the Lort Smith Adoption Hub, 38 Villiers Street, North Melbourne.

All profits from Dog Training are invested back into the Adoption Hub.

Conditions of the Lort Smith Dog Training Program can be downloaded here.

Mia Shaw, Head Dog Trainer

Your beloved pooch is in great hands with Mia. She is a Lort Smith Animal Welfare Officer and a National Dog Trainers Federation (NDTF) accredited Dog Trainer/Behaviourist.

Mia has worked in a professional capacity with dogs since 2009. Beginning with assistance dogs, she now works with private clients and rescue organisations - conducting both one-on-one and group obedience classes. Mia uses modern reward based, science driven training techniques.

With a particular passion for training shelter/rescue dogs, Mia loves to work with families, helping them understand their dog’s behaviours and building a lifelong bond.

Puppy Preschool

Five week program, running on Wednesday nights

One hour class per week + homework

Up to 20 weeks old

$185.

What is covered in this five week puppy training obedience course:

We will provide you with a puppy training folder. This contains all the documents you will require for practising training with your pup at home as well as some extra training advice and information. We will also send these out in digital copies via email on a weekly basis after every class.

Teach correct leash handling

Explain marker training and release words, this will involve the how and why to mark behaviour

Explain reward based program

Teach sit with luring technique and how to add in the three d’s

How to teach touch/targeting and how to add in the three d’s

Teach drop with luring technique and how to add in the three d’s

Teach your pup to leave it and give and how to add in the three d’s

Mat/bed training with luring technique and how to add in the three d’s

Teach to walk on a loose lead and how to add in the three d’s

Teaching how to train a reliable recall (problem solve & recall games) and how to add in the three d’s

Discussion and exercises on motivational play - pups learn to give toys back

Discuss common puppy problems and ways to solve these issues; house-training, jumping up, pulling on lead, not walking on lead, nipping, mouthing, biting.

Controlled socialisation and environmental desensitisation including pool of balls, stepping up, onto and over raised buckets and surfaces, through tunnel, pup to pup socialisation (discuss safety, play styles and body language)

Junior Adult classes

Five week program, running on Wednesday nights

One hour class per week + homework

20 weeks - 12 months

$185.

What is covered in this five week junior adult obedience course:

We will provide you with a junior adult training folder. This contains all the documents you will require for practising training with your dog at home as well as some extra training advice and information. We will also send these out in digital copies via email on a weekly basis after every class.

Teach correct leash handling

Explain marker training and release words, this will involve the how and why to mark behaviour

Explain reward based program

Teach sit with luring technique and how to add the three d’s

How to teach touch/targeting and shaping behaviours

Teach drop with luring technique and how to add the three d’s

Teach your dog to leave it and give and how to add in the three d’s

Mat/bed training with luring technique and how to add the three d’s

Teach to walk on a loose lead and heeling and how to add in the three d’s

Teaching how to train a reliable recall (problem solve and recall games) and how to add the three d’s

Hand signals

Discuss and demonstrate the three d’s of dog training

Depending on your dogs level of obedience, we may discuss and teach some other fun skills. Such as spin, crawl, beg, leg weaving etc

Discussion and exercises on motivational play - dog learns to give toys back

Discuss common problems and ways to solve these issues; house-training, jumping up, pulling on lead, not walking on lead, mouthing, biting.

Controlled socialisation and environmental desensitisation including pool of balls, stepping up, onto and over raised buckets and surfaces, through tunnel, dog to dog social (discuss safety, play styles and body language)

One-on-One classes

One hour in duration + one follow up phone call (Saturdays 4:30-5:30pm)

Open age

$100.

Not all dogs are comfortable in a group situation and will be better suited to one-on-one training. In these sessions, the Trainer will focus on specific issues that you are facing and develop an ongoing training program to suit you, your family and environment.

Many dogs experience challenges on walks including; lead reactivity, pulling on lead, lack of attention/engagement, dog-to-dog reactivity, so a short walk is included in this class to be able to accurately observe and assess the behaviour.

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